Katherine Elizabeth Groth
May 19, 2012
Katherine Elizabeth (Arata) Groth, age 36, slipped from the arms of her family into her Heavenly Father''s embrace, where pain and suffering are finally no more on May 19, 2012. Kathy was born December 4, 1975 in South Bend, Indiana. Kathy leaves behind the true joys and loves of her life, her husband Ryan Kenneth Groth and her daughter Allison...
Lawrence E. Williams
May 18, 2012
Lawrence Earl Williams, age 79 of Lafayette, Indiana, formerly of Elkhart, passed away May 18, 2012 at Rosewalk Commons Assisted Living Center. Lawrence was born January 2, 1933 in Powellton, West Virginia to the late Cecil and Faye (Kinder) Williams. On August 10, 1952, he married Patricia Huddleston, who preceded him in death. Lawrence is survived by his children, Larry...
Johnny Eugene Harkless
May 13, 2012
Johnny E. Harkless, age 58, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 9:15 pm. Johnny was born June 8, 1953 in Fayetteville, West Virginia to the late James L. and Bertha E. (Atha) Harkless. He is survived by his son John W. (Shyann Sue) Harkless of Edwardsburg, Michigan, and his daughters Michelle (Thomas) Steinke and Sonya Fletcher, both...
Betty J. Spenner
May 12, 2012
Betty J. Spenner, 76, of South Bend, passed away at 1:30 pm, Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Memorial Hospital. Betty was the youngest of 12 siblings, born Betty Jean Overmyer on April 10, 1936. Betty was a 1955 graduate of Edwardsburg High School. In December of that same year, she married Richard "Rich" D. Spenner. From this union came forth...
Lillian E. Vanhuss
May 5, 2012
Lillian E. VanHuss, age 77 of South Bend, passed away at her home on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Lillian was born October 10, 1934 to the late Frank and Anna (Erdman) Ahlers. On April 9, 1950, Lillian married Daniel F. VanHuss. He preceded her in death, passing away in August of 2011. Surviving is her son, James VanHuss of Mishawaka,...
John Pask
May 4, 2012
John Pask Jr., age 74, of South Bend passed away Friday, May 4, 2012. John was born October 29, 1937 in Syracuse, New York, to the late John Sr. and Luella (Case) Paskewitz. John moved to the area as a small child, and graduated from John Adams High School in South Bend. After honorably serving his country as a paratrooper...
Roberta A. Tucker
Apr 26, 2012
Roberta A. Tucker, 72, of Elkhart, passed away at 4:25 pm, Thursday, April 26, 2012 in her home surrounded by family. Roberta was born on September 8, 1939 in LaPorte, IN, the daughter of Roscoe G. and Julia J. (Williams) Ales. On March 19, 1966, she married Preston C. Tucker. He passed away on September 5, 2009. She is survived...
James H. Rogers
Apr 25, 2012
James "Jim" Howard Rogers, 80, passed away at 1:55 pm, Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in Elkhart County Hospice House surrounded by family after a six month battle with Leukemia. Jim was born on November 3, 1931 in Elkhart, the son of Howard and Betty (Faust) Rogers. On April 25, 1959 in New Carlisle, he married June Robinson. He is survived...
James C. Powell
Apr 22, 2012
James C. Powell, age 82, formerly of Elkhart, Indiana and Naples, Florida, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 at West Houston Medical Center in Houston, Texas. James was born February 17, 1930 in Mishawaka, Indiana to the late Sidney and Desda (Hunchey) Powell. After graduation from Jimtown High School in 1948, James served his country in the U.S. Army during...
Helen L. Murray
Apr 21, 2012
Helen Louise Murray, age 88, of Mishawaka, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Darden Place Group Home at 11:38 am. Helen was born June 12, 1923 to the late Kenneth and Gertrude (Summerlott) Kiefer in Elkhart, Indiana. She graduated from Elkhart High School, and on August 23, 1941, she married Lawrence Murray. He preceded her in death, passing away...